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    Tiling from the ceiling

    Hi guys and ladies, I might have quite stupid question. Can I start tiling from ceiling?
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    Finishing off a ceiling - Do we have too much gap?

    Hi all, We were feeling all very pleased with our first attempt at a tiling job until we started thinking about how to finish the tiles at the ceiling. Examining a B&B's bathroom one weekend we noticed their apparently immaculate 2mm grout lines at the ceiling. Then we went back and looked at...
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    shower ceiling problem

    Hello All, What can I use to eliminate ceiling plasterboard being dampened when shower in use? There is about 12" between shower head and ceiling.Some waterproof primers and paints seem an option, or some form of plastic cladding stuck on the ceiling with sealant. I'm trying to keep...
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    Problem gap at ceiling

    I am tiling my bathroom, it is my first wall tiling project (have done a couple of floors). When deciding the layout I had to make a decision about where to have a narrow cut (I did the tile height story stick), for better or worse I decided to have this at the ceiling (I would have placed this...
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    Bathroom to be gutted... ceiling material??

    Hi all bathroom is next on the attack list. Im taking the ceiling down and replacing first this weekend. what is generally the best material to use for ceilings in bathrooms? must be thin and I will be installing downlights so must be easy to cut holes in plasterboard then skimmed? thanks Dave
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    Tiling a bathroom ceiling

    Hi this is my first post and i was hoping someone out there could help with advice. i am considering tiling my bathroom ceiling which is only 4 square meter. i am a joiner by trade so the problem doesnt lie there. what i need advice on is has any body done this before did you use plywood...
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    Shower cubicle & woodchip ceiling paper

    I'm installing a shower cubicle in a room with a woodchip papered ceiling. My intuition tells me that this is not a good combination and I'm not sure what to do about it. Would I get away with painting it with an appropriate paint (eggshell or something similar)? I'm reluctant to remove the...
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    Tiling on top of tiles and on the ceiling

    been to see a beautiful home today to quote for wall and floor tiles in bathroom. Previous tiler put tiles up curved wall onto the ceiling. Customer wants me to tile on top of existing tiles including the ceiling ! Not a job I will touch as the whole tile on tile thing is an issue for me plus...
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    Uneven ceiling

    Hello all, What's the typical procedure for tiling up to an uneven ceiling? Is it just tile as far as you can with an even line of tiles and then fill in the rest with grout? Leveling/re-plastering the ceiling is not an option unfortunately. K.
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    My Bad day with Garage ceiling.

    Got the wall for my garage workshop put up and skimmed yesterday, today it was cleaning up all the mess (Still hobbling about with this gummy foot, too...:-:thumbsdown:) !!!! One day, two (granted, pretty rough blokes) who did the work yesterday in 10 hours and I don't think they every heard of...
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    Top row of tiles at uneven ceiling

    Hi everyone, I've just joined and need some advice before finishing off my bathroom tiling. I've tiled my whole bathroom in large white bumpy tiles floor nearly to the ceiling. There won't be any skirting and eventually there will be large black polished floor tiles laid up to the white wall...
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    Sloping Ceiling - how to protect from water/steam?

    Hi A neighbour of mine has had a new bathroom fitted & tiled (not by me :mad2:) & is worried about water/steam damaging his sloping ceiling opposite the shower head. The bathroom is in the attic of a cottage, it's a power shower over a bath & the sloping ceiling at the head of the bath is beamed...
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    Tiling on a ceiling advice

    Been asked to tile a steam room, customer also want the ceiling tanked and tiled. The ceiling at the mo is skimmed plaster board,but can be altered, if it needs to. I have never been asked to tank and tile on to a ceiling and need to know if this is possible. Any advice will be appreciated.
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    Uneven tiling at ceiling coving

    Hello, just registered to try and get a professional opinion on a solution to my tiling problem. Basically my dad, (who is a carpetfitter/floorlayer) tiled my bathroom last year, and to put it bluntly he made a complete mess of it, and has left uneven gaps of up to an inch from the ceiling...
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    Glass mosaic - ceiling

    I am currently trying to tile a wet room ceiling with glass mosaic using pieces of ground glass collected from the beach being stuck on to thin ply, grouted and screwed \ glued on to a plasterboard\strut ceiling. I want to try white and clear adhesive, and it will have to be suitable for a...
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    insulating a flat roof ceiling ??

    put the insulation between the joists or at 90 degress to it , i have space and to do either , just wondering what would be the best way , i was thinking at 90 degrees to the joists but am i right :yikes:
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    tileing to meet the ceiling

    Have what might be simple newbie question. I have only done tiling the once before, my bathroom floor to ceiling. I was proud with the finished results. However so was the mother-in-law. So much so she has asked me to do their bathroom. The question i have is what to do were the tiles meet the...
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    Tiling onto angled part where wall meets ceiling

    Hi Im doing a job with 60x30 tiles and as the ceiling slopes at a part i will need to tile up to the flat ceiling. I normally use Mapei addy, which should hold:oops: but is there any advice anyone wants to offer on how to do it. Also as it will meet the ceiling not at normal 90 degrees, is...
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    Tiling the last tiles to the ceiling

    Hi all, just a question I've been thinking about. Being newish to the game, I've usually tiled up to the last cut on a wall , turned the last tile upside down , marked where it needed to be cut and followed the ceiling. But I'm wondering, what is your opinion? Do you think that this is the best...
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    Full tile at ceiling

    Hi all, could anyone please advise if it is OK to have a full tile next to the ceiling. I have 33x25cm tiles with a 7.5cm border. If I have a full tile 2mm above the bath it works out there is a gap of about 3mm between the last tile and ceiling, although I realize that this will vary with the...

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